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Published by Watson-Guptill Publications, 1959, 1959
Seller: Steven Wolfe Books, Newton Centre, MA, U.S.A.
fair only dust-jacket stained and chipped, tearing along hinge, cover price $15.00, good used red cloth covers with internal metal spiral binding. MEHEGAN, JOHN. Jazz improvisation. Tonal and rhythmic principles. Preface by Leonard Bernstein. Watson-Guptill Publications, 1959, 206pp., . ONLY THE FIRST VOLUME OF FOUR. - "There has long been a need for a . textbook which would . codify and delineate that elusive procedure known as jazz improvisation. Of course, no improvisation can ever be explained down to its roots; therein lies the mystery and joy of spontaneous creation . Still, there is a basis to improvisation of any kind: a coupling of traditions and technique. And that basis can be explained"--Preface.